Pereira, Jose G. [UNESP]Lopez, Diego F.2021-06-252021-06-252020-12-01Universe. Basel: Mdpi, v. 6, n. 12, 13 p., 2020.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/209823General relativity has two fundamental problems that render it unsuitable for tackling the gravitational field's quantization. The first problem is the lack of a genuine gravitational variable representing gravitation only, inertial forces apart. The second problem is its incompatibility with quantum mechanics, a problem inherited from the more fundamental conflict of special relativity with quantum mechanics. A procedure to overcome these difficulties is outlined, which amounts to replacing general relativity with its teleparallel equivalent and the Poincare-invariant special relativity with the de Sitter-invariant special relativity. Those replacements give rise to the de Sitter-modified teleparallel gravity, which does not have the two mentioned problems. It can thus be considered an improved alternative approach to quantum gravity.13engteleparallel gravityde Sitter special relativityquantum gravityArtigo10.3390/universe6120243WOS:000602363100001